The Hymenoptera Aculeata of the British Islands

Description:

Rare large paper edition, with hand coloured plates.

Condition

Roy. 8vo, cont. black, pebble-grained half morocco, raised bands, gilt tooling to compartments, dark green, pebbled cloth boards, double gilt rule to borders between cloth and leather, teg, other edges uncut, marbled endpapers. Some minor rubbing to joints, scuffing/wear to corners. Some light spotting to fore-edge, endpapers and last plain plate, a few marginal pencil annotations. Very good copy in attractive binding. Bookplate of Charles R.C. Hibbert.